mesbooks Chapter 286 It wasn't them
Chapter 286 It wasn't them
"I can't send you the picture, but you can bring this along; it's much more useful than the picture."
The underling, pushed out, looked at his boss's tearful face and felt so sorry for him. He wanted to say he didn't want to go, but he didn't dare to speak up. He could only resign himself to his fate and follow along.
After seeing the four people off, Luo Da watched them go up the mountain and sighed, "Sigh. I had no choice. Please don't blame me. I'll just burn more paper money for you next year during Qingming Festival!"
On the mountain, they couldn't look for people during the day, so they had to wait until it got dark. Once it was completely dark, Lin Cai would call on the "living map" to lead the way.
The living map led them into the mountain stronghold from another location, and then, after many twists and turns, they arrived at the back of the kitchen.
Then, perhaps to please Lin Cai and the others, the living map told them to wait outside while he slipped into the kitchen alone. When he came out, he had a chicken in his arms and some large white steamed buns.
He gave all the chicken and steamed buns to Lin Cai and the others. When Lin Cai saw that he had nothing in his hands, she stuffed a steamed bun into his hand.
"You were the one who took the food. Don't you eat what you took yourself? Or aren't you hungry?"
The living map was stunned, holding the steamed bun in his hand. After listening to what Lin Cai said, he was about to say that he was not hungry, but his stomach started growling.
The living map held the steamed bun somewhat awkwardly, his ears turning red. He had never been treated like this before in his entire life.
When he was a beggar with others, no matter what food he had, if he didn't get rid of it quickly, it would be snatched away by others.
Back then, he was always eating irregularly, sometimes full and sometimes hungry, and he was almost never full. Later, he found the boss, and although he had food to eat every day, no one ever cared about him.
There has never been a person who would simply hand him food without asking or saying anything after he had taken it out.
He had never seen one before, and now that he had suddenly seen one, he was truly astonished!
Having not eaten in the afternoon, Lin Bao couldn't resist the temptation when he saw something to eat. He took a portion of the steamed bun and chicken, sandwiched it inside the bun, and started eating.
It has to be said that this steamed bun with meat is really delicious. The taste is really wonderful. Lin Bao took a bite and the feeling was indescribable!
After they had filled their stomachs, the living map led them on their way. Not long after, they encountered a patrol team.
"What exactly does your boss do? Why are there patrols on the mountain?"
"I don't know. I'm just a nobody. How would I know such things? But I heard them say that the boss seems to have come from the battlefield, but we don't know exactly where."
"Did he come from the battlefield? Isn't this exactly the time when we need manpower? He just ran back like this, isn't he afraid of having his head chopped off?"
"Master Lin, there are bandits everywhere around here. Even if that were true, who would dare to tell outsiders? Besides, things are so chaotic outside right now, who cares about such matters?"
As they were talking, the patrol team outside finally passed by, and Lin Cai and the others followed the living map to the outside of a cave.
There were two people outside the cave, rubbing their hands together and complaining to you.
"Damn it, I don't know what they're up to. Why bring so many people back in this freezing weather?"
"We have nothing right now, and if we bring so many people back, we'll have to feed them. Isn't that a waste of food?"
"I'm telling you, you're really bored. It's so cold, and you still have time to think about that? Do they have anything to eat? What does it matter to you whether food is wasted or not? As long as they won't go hungry."
"Damn it, it's so cold outside, I don't even want to stay here anymore. Anyway, these people aren't going to run away, is it really necessary to keep watch over them like this!"
"Don't complain so much about what we're told to do. It's just for tonight, and it won't be our turn tomorrow."
"But this awful weather is really killing us. If it keeps going like this, a lot more people will die!"
"Stop talking, stop talking, it's making me feel uneasy late at night."
The two found a place to shelter from the wind and snow, and while keeping an eye on the direction of the cave entrance, they started a fire to keep warm.
"The people we captured should be inside, Miss Lin. If you want to find them, you'll have to go inside, but those two people at the door..."
"Don't worry about those two, we can handle them, but you have to take her in with you."
Hearing this, the Living Map nodded. He had originally thought the same thing, but he didn't know if they were willing. Now that he heard they were thinking the same thing, he naturally agreed.
After agreeing on the plan, the four of them divided up the tasks, with Lin Bao and Gu Ershi each taking on one person.
After Lin Cai and the living map finished their actions, they went straight into the cave entrance.
Once inside the cave, it was pitch black and you couldn't see anything. The living map seemed very familiar with the place.
He found a torch shortly after entering and lit it, but the torchlight had not yet fully illuminated the entire cave.
Lin Cai vaguely saw many faces and many pairs of eyes, all looking at them.
Once the torches illuminated the entire cave, she could see that it was filled with heads.
They didn't rest; everyone gathered together, eyes wide open, embracing their families, sitting in a circle watching them.
Lin Cai scanned their faces, but didn't see a single familiar one.
The living map beside her looked at Lin Cai and asked, "Miss, isn't the person you're looking for here?"
Lin Cai hadn't finished reading when she heard the question from the "living map" and shook her head: "No. Are all the people you captured here?"
"Yes. All the people we captured from the foot of the mountain should be here. Isn't the person you're looking for here?"
Lin Cai said there was no one here, the person she was looking for wasn't here, and just as she was about to leave, she heard a voice behind her: "Miss Lin?"
The two stopped in their tracks. Lin Cai turned her head and looked over. By the light of the torch, she saw someone moving in the corner.
Then I heard, "Miss Lin, is that you?"
This time she heard it clearly and hummed in agreement. Because the person was in the corner, holding something in his arms, she couldn't go in and could only stand outside and watch.
Finally, the man and the child he was holding squeezed out of the crowd.